Bitcoin house in San Francisco to auction 75-year NFT leases

San Francisco-based startup co-living space 20Mission will launch the first-ever auction of spaces as non-fungible tokens starting on May 5th, the company announced on Thursday. Continue reading

ProperSign updates with QuickSign to speed digital closings

ProperSign was rated four stars by Inman, largely on the merits of its user experience design and Dynamic KBA, or knowledge-based authentication for signer identification. Continue reading

Will the Hamptons market cool off in 2021? Don’t count on it

A luxury real estate expert and longtime local, “Million Dollar Beach House” star Noel Roberts talks to Inman about how the Hamptons market looks today. Continue reading

Shaker updates include in-deal text messaging and Dotloop integration

Text messaging gives agents and clients a fast, convenient way to keep deals progressing, and has become a ubiquitous sales and marketing channel for the real estate industry. Continue reading

Property management platform Guesty raises $50M

Guesty, which offers a software solution to manage multiple short-term rental listings through sites like Airbnb, also scooped up competitor Your Porter. Continue reading

Real estate agent with a gun targets brokerage, kills 2 agents and self

Former BridgeWiew Real Estate Services agent Barry Stewart is accused of killing a pair of agents at his former brokerage in Watertown, New York. Continue reading

California Association of Realtors teams up with RentSpree

The new partnership will let agents access and use the California Association of Realtors’ rental documents within the RentSpree technology platform. Continue reading

Most agents have online passwords that are ridiculously easy to guess

“Password,” “12345” and “Simon” are the top passwords chosen by real estate agents for their online accounts, according to research from the password safety manager NordPass. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Realogy taps MoxiWorks for company-wide technology partnership

In a video call Tuesday, Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider told Inman MoxiWorks will provide its full product suite, including solutions for marketing, recruiting and website creation. Continue reading